i never left south dakota other than a couple of little vacations.everyone of my nieces and nephews and every young person i now travels abroad extensively and i cannot get enough of it. i went to brazil earlier this year for the first international trip of my lifetime. most people in this room have probably traveled outside this country many times. i cannot wait for the next trip. you embrace foreign policy where as most voters don't. &éawhill we both agree that jobs and the economy will be number one, i think there'll be overriding issues and jobs will probably be the biggest there are many other issues that voters care about, you are absolutely right. you cannot assume that every millennial will be a supporter of gay rights or abortion rights or interested in foreign policy or be progressive. >> i would add to that and say that when you're talking to the rest of progress of mullen males -- millennial, when you talk about those issues like the economy and health care, you make sure you explain the pieces of that issue that impacted them. when you t

i never will forget spencer, south dakota. we had a tornado that hit spencer, south dakota. little bitty town. do you know what was left in that town? no bank, no post office, there was five houses left in the entire town. and when i was out there and i walked around, and there's this antique store. the only thing left was the foundation around it, and these two women were there, and i said, is this your store? and they said, no, this was our grandmother's. and i said, well, is she ok? yes, she was in the store when the tornado hit. i said, and she's ok? yeah, she's got bruises and cuts, but she's ok. you know what she did? she heard that tornado coming, she opened that door, and she had her cane and two by fours were flying at her, and she said, i whipped that tornado. but there's so many stories of people -- we were in florida after hurricane and tornadoes come through, and i was down in one of the counties with the sheriff, and they said, did you see that mattress up in that tree? and i said yeah, and he said there was a 3-year-old boy that landed in that tree on that mat

>> one of the things that i firmly believe in and i did some research in south dakota.r south dakota we found very specifically that those school districts that were able to have the resources and were able to prioritize and had done that in a focused way which look at the three things that i talked boughabout, those were very successful. in the central part of the nine states, we have talked about that. we are trying to share with other districts are story. many people come in and say, could you give me a copy of your school improvement plan. our plan works for us because of the specifics of our unique situation. we went out and we basically look at specific strategies that we needed to be in that had a research base to them. we wanted to make sure that we were aligned and focused in the right directions. we started building capacity of the organization and making a list. in public schools, we don't do that. you have to look at things you're doing and the organizations stops doing thht. this is certainly a struggle in rural america because of the isolation to build cap

they're doing great stuff in south dakota. if you were linked together in a learning network and there's some obligation of what he's sharing as part of his grant, organizing the technical assistance, that might create a way that we can learn and not just compete and not get money and not learn anything. >> these school minutes tray tors would be happy to share what they're learning, with the accountability, lay out a proposal in advance, but it's the notion of a few grants are available. we're going to get outcompeted and feel like this system is not designed to help small rural schools. but being able to go to a website where other schools are reporting their results, that's an incredibly learning forum, if you will to share their strategies. it's a good idea. dr. mitchell, another thing i wanted to ask because of your experience in the rural area is that it seems that some of the features are based on an urban school model. the idea of firing a principal and 50% of the teachers -- try making that work in a place where the n

that person's a presbyterian minister from south dakota, or whatever. we know this. that company, however, i believe nt bankrupt. and do you kw whether there are other effortsn the private sector or public sector to try to address theuestion of someone who flies twicevery week? that's their job as a salespson or representative, and who perhaps w can know much better and move through much more quickly? i'm not talking about members of congress here, i'm talking about people who are salesmen and others who fly all the time. >> i underd there are some forts underway in the private sector to replate that sine model and to make sure the messaging is accurate, so 's people realize that they're still going to go thrgh screening. it's more cciergeervice, if you wi, of being able to go with that trusted i.d. and identification system to expedi that process. if nfirmed, i would obviously look into that andee if there are viable ways of doing that. again, ensuring the safety of e travelinpublic. >> one last question,f i might. let's assume tha you are confird in a mter of days

. >> the enator from south dakota. the senator from iowa. >> is this the time [unintelligible] thank you. i asked my full statement be made part of the record. i want to compliment chairmann dodd and chairman peter sent for their leadership in putting this together. i might observe ttat my friend from alabama made the statement of trying to find out what went wrong. we know what went wrong. it went wrong in 1999. for 65 years, a classical -- glass stiegal rove's through the korean war and the tumultuous years of the 1960's nd 1970's and broadcaster liberal presidents to conservative presidents like ronald reagan. and cast our financial system sound. in the 1990's clufthese whiz-kid wizards of wall street t devised ways of developing monday. they had no way of evaluating it. they had no way of making or maximizing their promise. what they said was to do this, all we can do is do it through the investment banking system. in order to make a loo of money, we need access. access to the money that is in the insurance industr

i can re-relate to them here in south dakota -- i can relate to them in the south dakota because i was born in maryland where i was a clever for years and we lost our population. -- i was a crabber for years and we lost our population. the one topic that nobody has mentioned to geyet, and my main concern islam, we have ... -- and my main concern is, we have all of this waterfowl down there that we will have to clean up. the redheaded ducks are just starting to come back into the population. when they get done with this, if they do not get it cleaned up before fall, it is going to be a big loss. if the waterfowl starts going down there by the fall, it is going to be devastating for the population. it is going to take a toll. host: thanks, eric, let's leave it there. that is the end of that discussion right now on that topic. coming up, i want to show you this from "the politico.com." this is john bresnahan and jonathan alan riding about disclosure act, which was -- and jonathan alan writing about the disclosure act, which was working its way through the house. jonathan hall is in louisi

. >> the senator from south dakota. >> a year ago, the administration put forth his proposal to reform financial- services regulation. since then, the house and senate have held thousands of hearings in both chambers and they have had comprehensive legislation. today, we begin the merging of these two documents. i think it is important to note that [unintelligible] i applaud the hard work of chairman dodd and chairman frank. their dedication to put together a package of reforms makes the most substantial changes to financial services regulations since the great depression and is commendable. there will create systemic risk oversight and giving regulators tools to resolve [unintelligible] it woold create a better system of prudential regulation. it sets up a system of regulations for derivatives and fills a gap in regulations. i was part of the senate product. we were able to find a great balance on a handful of tough issues. the legislation better protect consumers and give the eeded tools to regulators to do their job and provide some certainty to businesses. it also fills the regulat

the next call, south dakota on our republican line. gerry, you are on the air. caller: good morning. my history is one of unique -- i was in the marine corps back when carter sent us into the indian ocean for the first time, when tehran had our hostages. we were with the nimitz when they launched the rescue -- attempt that failed. i was in the army during reagan and bush. i did not think we will be able to get out and afghanistan unless we allow sanctuaries. it will not be about the money because we spend money on much bigger things that are wasted. and it won't be the lives lost. 4000. we lost more in shiloh. host: when you say sanctuaries, what you mean? caller: copps and firemen, there -- like cops and firemen, there are not parts of the world -- city that they don't police. if we let them go back and do what they have been doing, they will be a sanctuary. people can plot and do what they want pretty much free of normal civilization. if we allow that -- i know the russians try and they were certainly motivated and have logistical advantages that we don't -- t

host: senator byron dorgan, senator from south dakota. what would you like to hear from the president? caller: i think he will get a pretty comprehensive review of what is happening. probably it will begin with what happened at the start of this and all the things that have been done by bp and the administration. i believe there are 17,500 national guard troops down there. about 5000 vessels on the water. a lot of efforts to deal with this. yet a mile under the water we've got oil continuing to gush. i think what the president will do is sort of lay out the case of everything being done to stop this, and that the same time, all that is being done to ppotect the coast line. host: the headlines talking about escrow funds coming. what kind of fund should there be and how should it work? guest:%about a week ago i suggested we firm up a binding commitment from bp. we were at a hearing and i asked the justice department this question -- bp said it would cover all legitimate costs. i said, does it mean there is any requirement we do that? is the

race, new jersey has a house race as does virginia, south carolina has senate and governor and south dakotaas senate and governor along with house races and all of those states. the questions continue about how influential are are the politicians when it comes to your vote? do they motivate you to get out and have a voice in the primaries? former governor sarah palin has given her support to a handful of candidates, including haley, running for south carolina governor. she also came out this past week to endorse a candidate who is running against senator lisa murkowski. that is up in alaska, murkowski is a republican there. the former governor palin endorsed little-known -- "competition makes everybody worker, be more efficient, debate clear, and produce more. the the media has tried to trace some sort of feud or bad blood between lisa and myself, such as the case. it is my firm belief we need a bold reformer. chris, democrats line in new haven connecticut. what do you think? caller: i definitely believe in electing newd an candidates. i am 59 years old. my entire life i have voted in every

. >> the senator from south dakota. >> a year ago, the administration put forth his proposal to reform financial- services regulation. since then, the house and senate have held thounds ofearings in both chambers and they have d comprehensive legislation. today, we begin the mging of these two documts. i think it is important to note that [unintelligible] i applaud theard work of chairman dodd and chairman frank. their dedication to put together a package of reforms makes the most substantial changes to financial services regulatio since the great depression and is commendable. there will create systemic risk oversight and givin regulators tools to resolve [unintellie] it woold create a better system of prudential regulation. it sets up a system of regulations for derivatives and fills a gap in regulations. i was part of the senate product. we were able to find a great balance on handful of tough issues. theegislation better protect consumers and give the eeded tools to regulatorto do their job and provide some certainty to businesses. it also fills the regulatory gap that helped cause

system which includes a burial site for african slaves in manhattan, a cold war missile silo in south dakotathe trails that brought european settlers to the fron tiers and other sites from american sam wa to alaska are significant and continue to grow. our hearing today brings together a distinguished group of witnesses who will share with us their ideas regarding what lies ahead for our national parks. the last hundred years have set a course and built a tremendous foundation. but as we move into the second century, we are moving into a different world and our national parks and the park service will be tested as never before. i am pleased to welcome the director john jarvis to our hearing. your years of service to the national parks as a ranger, superintendent, and regional director are well known and greatly appreciated. and for those who do not know, director jarvis has been serving as the incident commander down in the gulf for the last three weeks helping to coordinate the government's response to the oil spill. director jarvis, we realize how difficult it has -- it was for you to get

lives were i will never forgets out the code appeared there was or tornado -- i will never forget south dakota. there was a tornado. there was no bank,-- no post office, just five houses left in the entire town. i walked around this area and there was an antique store. only thing left was the foundation around it. there were a couple of women there. i said, is this your store? they said, no, this was our grandmothers. i said, well, is she okay? they said, she was in the store when the tornado hit. i said, and she is okay? visit, she had bruises and cuts, but she is ok. she heard the tornado coming. she opened the door. she had her cane. she said i will whip that tornado. [laughter] there are so many stories. we were in florida after hurricane and tournedos had come through. redound in a county with the sheriff. -- we were out in the county with the share of. i asked him about the damages. he said there was a 3-year-old boy who landed in that tree on a mattress alive. when we came to georgia, we were flying across the path of it in the black hawk helicopter. the state director told me, see that

dakota. in california's gubernatorial race, republican meg whitman, a former e-bay executive, already has spent more than $70 million in her bid against state insurance commissioner steve poizner. in south carolina voters are choosing a successor for republican governor mark sanford in a race charged with allegations of infidelity against one of the candidates. opening statements in the federal corruption trial of former illinois governor rod blagojevich began today. a federal prosecutor alleged blagojevich was part of a series of illegal shakedowns. he has pleaded not guilty to trying to profit from his right to pick someone to fill president obama's former senate seat. blagojevich arrivedate the courthouse in chicago smiling and joking with journalists. he told them the government has lied to the media and the public about the case. general motors announced it's recalling a million-and-a-half vehicles worldwide because of the potential for fires. the recall affects several pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles and passenger cars from the 2006 to 2009 model years. gp plans to disable a heated washer fluid system module that could lead to fires. nearly all of the vehicles affected were